MCQ
The limit of resolution of eye is approximately:
- A$10$
- ✓$1′$
- C$1\ mm$
- D$1\ cm$
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
$1′$
The resolution of the human eye is the smallest object our eye can see. This is limited by the diffraction limit, which is approximated by the angular size ratio of the object's size versus the distance to the object.
The normal pupil size of a human eye is $4\ mm,$ which sets a minimum angular resolution of the eye and to able to see the small objects we bring them as close to our eyes as possible, but there is a minimum distance for comfortable viewing which is roughly at $25\ cm.$
But quoted figure for the smallest resolvable size is $0.1\ mm,$ showing that the diffraction limit is a crucial factor in visual resolving power.
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